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As the Robert Mueller inquiry flounders, Donald Trump is no closer to being impeached

Democrats and Republicans alike are realising that talk of ousting the president will only boost his chances in elections this year, writes Rhys Blakely

Robert Mueller has been accused of staging a witch-hunt against the presidentWIN MCNAMEE/GETTY IMAGES

The Times, June 6 2018, 5:00pm

The riddle was worthy of a potboiler thriller: had the president’s campaign colluded with the Kremlin?

When Robert Mueller was appointed to lead a special inquiry into the matter 13 months ago the panic radiating from the West Wing was palpable. President Trump had just fired James Comey, the FBI director. Mr Comey said that the president had pushed him to drop an investigation into Mike Flynn, who had been sacked as national security adviser for misrepresenting his contacts with a Russian ambassador.

Amid suspicions that Mr Trump had tried to obstruct justice, his young presidency — he was 16 weeks into the job — appeared to be spinning out of control. Had he really been in cahoots with the Russians? What would Mr Mueller find when…

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